Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

ROBERT D HOWER

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

NPI
1053407155
CMS profile
2276
Location
ERIE, PA

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$5,089.24

  • Reported across 269 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$890.90

37 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $821.25 34
Education $69.65 3

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $474.88 26
PY2019 $441.30 38
PY2020 $788.58 38
PY2021 $650.90 41
PY2022 $964.52 46
PY2023 $878.16 43
PY2024 $890.90 37

Payment records · PY2024 (37)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 201820192020202120222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
ABBVIE INC. $27.53 03/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103944501 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $28.58 08/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103944503 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $20.01 12/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103944505 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $21.74 12/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103944507 CMS
ABBVIE INC. $15.87 12/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1103944509 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $89.23 07/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092307168 CMS
Celgene Corporation $16.43 06/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1101103818 CMS
Celltrion USA Inc. $23.09 08/07/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1075852631 CMS
Celltrion USA Inc. $27.20 10/02/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1075852633 CMS
Celltrion USA Inc. $19.36 10/09/2024 Education Undisputed 01/23/2026 1075852635 CMS
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC $19.67 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153715712 CMS
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC $26.69 07/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1153750909 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $23.31 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078562796 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $26.22 03/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078564266 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $17.20 03/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078564258 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $30.59 04/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078564035 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $30.82 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078562710 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $17.62 05/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078563747 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $24.26 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078562691 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $19.87 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078564039 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $21.22 06/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078563414 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $19.48 07/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078562543 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $16.66 07/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078562568 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $26.13 07/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078563690 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $6.58 08/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078562698 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $25.63 10/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078563880 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $34.07 10/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078562509 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $12.75 10/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078564000 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $24.04 11/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078564125 CMS
Janssen Biotech, Inc. $29.38 11/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1078562888 CMS
PFIZER INC. $21.50 03/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131207014 CMS
PFIZER INC. $21.59 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131370007 CMS
PFIZER INC. $14.59 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131927446 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $19.36 02/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137580327 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $20.50 04/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137580330 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $17.45 05/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137580334 CMS
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. $34.68 10/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137580338 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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